Study of the ordered structures of poly(styrene-b-vinyl4pyridine) in a solution state by using small-angle X-ray scattering and generalized indirect fourier transform

Soo Young Park, Yun Jeong Chang, B. L. Farmer

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Abstract

The structures of the mesophases and their subunits (micelles) of poly(styrene-b-vinyl4pyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) in a toluene solution were studied by using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and generalized indirect Fourier transform (GIFT) methods. The structures of PS-b-P4VP, such as the individual micelle, the face-centered cubic (fcc) and body-centered cubic (bcc), and the lamellar, were identified. The SAXS from the PS-b-P4VP solution showed a good contrast for the micelle, even in a low concentration of 0.25 wt %. As the concentration increases, the fcc and both fcc and bcc appear for the packing of the micelles of PS(3.3K)-b-P4VP(4.7K) and PS(12K)-b-P4VP(11.8K), respectively. The lamellar structure was also identified, with a further increase in the concentration for PS(3.3K)-b-P4VP(4.7K). These structures were also identified via TEM images.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11369-11375
Number of pages7
JournalLangmuir
Volume22
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Dec 2006

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